The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-17

VI hiNer street, ana along said River
street. across Water street to West Broad
street, and across said last named street through
the systems of streets and alleys lying south OF
the buildings on River street, to Randolph
street and across Randolph street TO River
street, and through River street to Bilbo canal
with such turnouts, switches and side tracks
ana connections as may Be necessary to bring
INTO more general and profitable use the wharves
along the city front, and TO use and operate on
said tracks such cars as may be necessary for
conveying freight to and across said city front.
said ordinance also granted authority TO con
struct IN the street, on the western and eastern
sides of said canal, such bridges as may be nee
eSsary TO connect the tracks lying on the west
ern and eastern sides of the said canal and to
cross said bridges as often and whenever it may
be necessary SO TO do
Said ordinance provided that the track when
laid through, across or along any street should
he so laid as not to interfere with the use of
SAID streets by vehicles, and for the keeping in
proper repair six 90 feet each way from the
centre of said track, with such material as will
form hard and uniform surface of even grade
at the point of junction with the rails so as to
permit carriages and vehicles to cross the track
with facility and comfort, with proper grade to
DC fixed by the City Surveyor.
All damages that may be sustained by pri-
vate individuals or other corporations to be met
and paid by said Central Railroad and Banking
Company of Georgia, and the Mayor and Alder.
men in no instance TO be responsible Said
ordinance also provided that the Mayor and
Aldermen should not be liable for any damage
unavoidable work IN repairing or laying gas,
water pipes or sewers now running or to be run
in the city.
1t also required the Central Railroad and
Banking Company of Georgia to construct safe
and convenient crossings wherever its track in
tersected any street or lane, for both vehicle
and foot passengers, of the full width of the
street or lane so crossed, providing also for the
proper repair of the same from line to line as
might be necessary, under penalty of fine for
failure so to do, after five days notice.
This ordinance was read the second time at
the next succeeding regular meeting of Council,
Dec. 3, 1884, and, on motion, referred to Council
as committee of the whole.
At an adjourned meeting held JAN Z, 1887,
Council as committee of the whole reported
back by substitute, which substitute was placed
upon its passage and passed.
The substitute provided that the privileges
set forth in the ordinance of November 18th,
Company, of Savannah, or such railroad cor
poration now existing or hereafter to be
formedD as the said last named corporation may
designate.
Also that the track should be laid from the
west side of the Savannah and Ogeechee canal
to Montgomery street, with such turnoutS,
switches, etc, as provided for in ordinance first
presented; and, Provided further. that the con-
struction of said track should be begun in one
year from the passage of the ordinance, and
completed in two years from the date thereof.
The construction of the remainder of the
track to Bilbo canal was left to the option of
Ocean Steamship Company, etc., as to the time
of beginning or completing said track
The substitute furthermore provided, that if
any other person or corporation desired to build
a track along the river front then the Mayor
should be required to give notice in writing to
the Central Railroad and Banking Company of
Georgia of such application, and If the work of
laying such track was not bona tide begun within
thirty (30) days from the time of the granting of
such privilege and completed within the time
proposed, then the SAID right should be for
feited, and the permission hereinbefore granted
to the Central Railroad and Banking Company
of Georgia should be revived and renewed.
The substitute furthermore provided for the
regulation by the city of The rate of speed to
be allowed, length of trains, regulating the con-
struction and repairs, ETC., also for Uniform
charge for transportation of freight, etc.
At regular meeting of Council January 14th,
1885, an ordinance amendatory of the substitute
nous consent of Council and passed, the amend
ment being directed principally to the title of
the ordinance so as TO more clearly set forth
all of its objects
At regular meeting of Council November
I'd, 1887 an ordinance was presented extending
the time in which the track was authorized to
be laid under the ordinance passed in Council
January 9TH, 1885 and provided for the construc
ton and completion of said track in six months
from the passage of this last ordinance of No
venlber I'd, 1887 and re-enacting the ordinance
passed January 9TH, 1885, with amendment of
January 18th, 1885.
This last ordinance of November I'd, 1887,
came up for second reading November 10th,
1887, when a substitute was offered, both of
which were laid on the table," and the ordi-
nance of January 9TH, 1885, ordered to be pub
liShed.
At regular meeting of Council, Nov 30, 1887,
this last ordinance and substitute were taken
from the table, and under resolution referred to
special committee consisting of Aldermen Dun
can, Myers and Wells.
The substitute for the ordinance Nov. 2, 1887,
contained all the provisions of said ordinance of
Nov 2, 1887, and an additional prov iso that it
should not be construed or held to require the
company constructing the track alluded to, to
build all the way from Montgomery street to
Bilbo canal but that any part of said line may
be built.
Your committee recommend that the several
ordinances and substitutes relating to this mat
ter do not pass for the reason that it gives the
option to the Central Railroad and Banking
Company of Georgia, the Ocean Steamship
Company, ETC., to construct track from the
western side of the Savannah and Ogeechee
canal to Bilbo canal at such time and to such
extent as said corporation might from time to
time elect-a franchise which in the Judgment
of the committee should be vested in the Mayor
and Aldermen of the city, and granted, as in
their judgment may be deemed best for the in
tereStS of the city, to any person or corporation
who might apply for such privilege with a bona
fide intention of completing the work in a
specified time. w. DUNCAN,
HERMAN MYERS,